Vision Impairment and Blindness Update
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Source: National Library of Medicine -
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Source: National Library of Medicine -
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Source: National Library of Medicine -
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Source: National Library of Medicine -
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National Institutes of Health
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
If you have low vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery may not help. Activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. The leading causes of low vision and blindness in the United States are age-related eye diseases: macular degeneration,cataract and glaucoma. Other eye disorders, eye injuries and birth defects can also cause vision loss.
Whatever the cause, lost vision cannot be restored. It can, however, be managed. A loss of vision means that you may have to reorganize your life and learn new ways of doing things. If you have some vision, visual aids such as special glasses and large print books can make life easier. There are also devices to help those with no vision, like text-reading software and braille books.
The sooner vision loss or eye disease is found and treated, the greater your chances of keeping your remaining vision. You should have regular comprehensive eye exams by an eye care professional.
NIH: National Eye Institute
- Healthy Eyes (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- What You Should Know (Low Vision) (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- Experts Undecided on Whether Seniors Should Get Routine Vision Checks (03/01/2016, HealthDay)
- Introduction to Symptoms of Eye Disorders (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Vision Symptoms (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Available in Spanish
- Dilating Eye Drops (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Available in Spanish
- Do You Have Low Vision? (National Eye Institute)
- Eye Disease Simulations (National Eye Institute)
- Helping a Loved One (Who Has Vision Loss) (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- Living with Low Vision (American Occupational Therapy Association) - PDF
- Low Vision Aids and Low Vision Rehabilitation (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Available in Spanish
- Low Vision FAQs (National Eye Institute)
- MedlinePlus: Assistive Devices (National Library of Medicine)Available in Spanish
- Tips for Living with Low Vision (Prevent Blindness America) - PDF
- What Is Low Vision? (American Foundation for the Blind)
- Abnormal Head Position (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Available in Spanish
- Exercise for People with Low Vision (National Institute on Aging)
- Talking to Your Doctor (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- Overview on Deaf-Blindness (National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness)
- Vision Loss, Sudden (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Genetics Home Reference: Alström syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: autosomal recessive congenital stationary night blindness (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: bradyopsia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: choroideremia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: cone-rod dystrophy (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Costeff syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: craniometaphyseal dysplasia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: deafness-dystonia-optic neuronopathy syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Manitoba oculotrichoanal syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: mucolipidosis type IV (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: neuromyelitis optica (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: ocular albinism (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: septo-optic dysplasia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: SOST-related sclerosing bone dysplasia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: SOX2 anophthalmia syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Wagner syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: X-linked congenital stationary night blindness (National Library of Medicine)
- Impairments to Vision (National Weather Service)
- Patient Eye Examinations - Adults (National Eye Institute)
- Low Vision Devices for the Home
(National Eye Institute) - Seeing - EncyclopediaAvailable in Spanish
- Braille Bug: Games (American Foundation for the Blind)
- All Vision Impairment (National Eye Institute)
- Blindness (National Eye Institute)
- Exercise and Drinking May Play a Role in Vision Impairment Risk (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Low Vision (National Eye Institute)
- Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye Diseases in America (National Eye Institute)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Blindness (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Vision Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Vision, Low (National Institutes of Health)
- Clinical Trials in Vision Research (National Eye Institute)
- Article: JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older...
- Article: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence...
- Article: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: US Preventive...
- Vision Impairment and Blindness -- see more articles
- Blindness -- see more articles
- Low vision -- see more articles
- Anatomy of the Eye (National Eye Institute)
- Diagram of the Eye (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- Find Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (American Foundation for the Blind)
- Finding an Eye Care Professional (National Eye Institute)Available in Spanish
- National Eye Institute
- Blindness (Nemours Foundation)
- Cortical Visual Impairment (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Available in Spanish
- Early Interactions with Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness)
- Kids' Quest: Vision Impairment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pediatric Low Vision (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
- Pediatric Ophthalmologist (American Academy of Pediatrics)Available in Spanish
- Visual Impairment, Including Blindness (Center for Parent Information and Resources)Available in Spanish
- Your Child's Vision (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Your Eyes (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Visual Impairment (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Eldercare at Home: Vision Problems (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Get Your Eyes Tested
(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Low Vision (National Eye Institute)
- Blindness and vision loss Available in Spanish
- Home vision tests Available in Spanish
- Ophthalmoscopy Available in Spanish
- Standard ophthalmic exam Available in Spanish
- Vision - night blindness Available in Spanish
- Vision problems Available in Spanish
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